Attn: Magic Middle Re: We want to earn you money!

Interesting article by David Sifry on the state of the blogosphere.  Of particular interest to us at Text Link Ads is this quote on what Sifry calls the "Magic Middle":

"At Technorati, we define this to be the bloggers who have from 20-1000
other people linking to them. As the chart above shows, there are about
155,000 people who fit in this group."

Our publisher program is accepting quality blogs at a fast rate but we are going to have to do a better job of getting the word out as it looks like there are 155,000 possible TLA publishers in the blogosphere!  If you have a quality website or blog and are looking to make more money please check out our publisher program.

Turn Off Comments for Links

Link building for blogs carries its own set of (sometimes odd) strategies and tactics. Graywolf and Problogger have both posted on how turning off comments on a blog ensures that it gets more links. I have to admit I find the whole thing a bit funny… because it really does work.

Another benefit of this tactic is that it removes the need to deal with comment spam

Publishers Cash In

Our independent publisher network is now open for business and our publishers first monthly payments went out last week!  We spent a couple years of exclusively targeting large publishing networks for our ads and we are now moving into the world of independent publishers.  The program is off to a fast start and we are seeing some nice comments on the program. 

If you are interested in making some extra money with your website please check out our publishing program and let me know if there are any ways we can make it better! 

LBB Facelift!

The Link Building Blog has a new look thanks to the very talented blog designer Chris Pearson!  Andy and I love the fresh new look and enjoyed working with Chris on putting it together.  If you are looking for a new look on your blog you might want to check out Chris’s blog design site.

Build Links with Flamebait

An oft-overlooked link baiting method is as old as the Net itself: good, old-fashioned flaming. It works especially well in the SEO community. From a Threadwatch spanking of John Scott & Mike Grehan:

I don’t like to see my friends bicker back and forth, but I do enjoy
lurking at a good flame occasionally. Do you? If so, where are your
favorite places to read flames?

…It took me a while to learn it, but in the end almost everyone involved in the ongoing flames ends up looking like an ass, at least for a bit.

Of course, if you decide to go the flame-linkbaiting route, make sure it doesn’t contradict your branding efforts or reputation–link building shouldn’t exist in a vacuum, but instead is part of an overall marketing plan.

On the flip side, you can also get links by sucking up, but if you’re anything like me, you don’t have much stomach for it